Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Stats and How it Affected Me

Read Chapter 10 here   Well, That’s pretty much my DV story. As I’ve written chapters, I realised just how much I’ve left out, like when he ruined my 21st birthday, or a family trip to Sydney, or about the letter that I wrote to my local Member of Parliament because the police weren’t doing… Continue reading Domestic Violence Stats and How it Affected Me

Domestic Violence

My DV Story Chapter 9

Read Chapter 8 here   I met a boy. I didn’t have very high expectations, I’d been let down for so long, but when I met Tony, I was blown away. We got along so well, and soon we were seeing each other almost every day. He was doing and saying all of the things… Continue reading My DV Story Chapter 9

Domestic Violence

My DV Story Chapter 8

Read Chapter 7 here   It was a Tuesday, and I was originally driving to work, on two hours of sleep after staying up all night when Mike* threatened to kill himself. I spoke to my Mom on the phone and told her that he’d hit me the week before. I told her I was… Continue reading My DV Story Chapter 8

Domestic Violence

My DV Story Chapter 7

Read Chapter 6 here   Saturday I knew it was over. I had to leave. Fuck this guy, he’d treated me so poorly for so long. I gave him everything, and he gave nothing back, even when I told him that I was struggling emotionally and needed someone to lean on, he told me that… Continue reading My DV Story Chapter 7

Domestic Violence

My DV Story Chapter 6

Read Chapter 5 here   So Tina* and I arrived home from the gym. The plan was for the three of us to watch a movie, but as we pulled in, I could hear the stereo. Mike* and loud music never ended well. My gut feeling was right, it was about to go down. When… Continue reading My DV Story Chapter 6